? Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri may have to win the Europa League this season in order to save his job at Stamford Bridge after what has so far been a difficult first year at the club.

And according to the Daily Telegraph, Sarri is 'under pressure to win the Europa League', with t he prize for winning the competition automatic qualification for the Champions League - a route exploited by Manchester United in 2016/17 when they finished sixth domestically
Chelsea are set to face Swedish club Malmo in the last 32 first leg of the Europa League on Thursday night and Sarri has admitted that he, the staff and the players talked for 'one hour' the day after being thumped 6-0 by Manchester City last weekend, which the report labels as 'crisis talks'.

Then to win the League Cup.

We need short-term targets and then a dream in the long-term."

It puts Champions League qualification in jeopardy for the second year in a row unless they can qualify by other means.

After being caught by Manchester United and overtaken by Arsenal, sixth place Chelsea may struggle to finish in the Premier League top four this season.

The Blues have been thrashed by an aggregate score of 10-0 in their last two away games and have failed to even score a goal away from home in the Premier League this calendar year. For more news relating to Manchester United, visit our sister site MUFC Live.